Public Health

I’ve Treated Breast Cancer for Decades. Here’s What I’ve Learned About Radiation

Early in my career, a woman asked me something I couldn’t answer well. Her surgeon had removed the cancer completely.…

1 week ago

When Having a Baby Becomes a Mental Health Emergency

A mother holds her newborn for the first time. Nurses smile. Family members take pictures. Nobody in that room is…

2 weeks ago

Single Use Plastics are a Health Problem, and Rice Husk Waste Might Be the Cure

Walk the buffet line at any environmental conference these days and you’ll notice something. The printed programs are gone, replaced…

3 months ago

At HLTH Europe, the Most Important AI Story Was Happening Beyond the Headlines

Artificial intelligence was impossible to miss at HLTH Europe in Amsterdam. It appeared on the main stage, throughout the agenda,…

4 months ago

At HLTH Europe, BBC StoryWorks Shines a Light on Women’s Health and the Challenge of Navigating Care

Conversations about women's health are not new. Researchers, clinicians, patient advocates and policymakers have spent decades drawing attention to disparities…

4 months ago

Final Rules for Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know

The Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should ensure that millions of Medicaid enrollees prove they’re working…

4 months ago

Loneliness Is Not Just a Feeling. It’s a Biological Emergency

Most of us were taught that loneliness is a mood. You feel sad, you miss someone, you wish you had…

4 months ago

Diabetes Is a Major Risk Factor for Dementia. 115 Million Americans Have Prediabetes.

Living in a retirement community, I see many people develop and progress to severe Alzheimer’s disease. This is the disease…

4 months ago

Colorado Charts Its Own Course on Vaccines Amid Federal Pullback

In response to abrupt and politicized changes to federal vaccine policy, concerned Coloradans have taken several steps to shore up support…

4 months ago

An Expert Perspective from Algeria on Hexavalent Vaccine Adoption

An Exclusive Authored by L.Smati, N.Benhalla, A.Zertal, N.Sai, R.Boukari An operational model developed in Algeria may show a way that…

5 months ago

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